Labour Law

The Constitution of India recognizes the ‘right to livelihood’ as an integral part of the fundamental right to life. Labour laws in India have been designed from a worker emancipation perspective – including those relating to factories, mines, plantations, shops, and commercial establishments as well as those relating to the payment of wages, regulation of trade unions, provision of social security, industrial safety and hygiene, etc. Therefore, organizations in India are under an obligation to perform Labour law compliance under various Acts.  

The Labour Laws Compliance, generally applicable to organizations, are:

• Shops and Commercial Establishments Act (S&E)
• The Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provision Act - 1952 (EPF)
• The Employees State Insurance Corporation Act - 1948 (ESIC)
• The Professional Tax Act (PT) 1975
• The Labour Welfare Fund Act (LWF) 1965
• The Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act - 1970 (CLRA)
• The Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation Act), 1986
• The Minimum Wages Act,1948
• The Payment of Wages Act, 1936
• The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
• The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
• The Payment of Gratuity Act 1972
• The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
• The Industrial Establishment (N&FH) Act, 1963
• The Employment Exchange (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959
• Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013
• The Employees Compensation Act, 1923
• The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 - Model Standing Order Only
• The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
• The Apprentice Act, 1961
• The Interstate Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Services) Act, 1979
• The Factories Act, 1948
• The Trade Unions Act, 1926

Given the changing economic requirements in recent times, the Indian Government has been increasingly conscious of the needs of the business as well. Accordingly, it has been slowly and steadily working towards labour law reform in order to improve the ease of doing business.

Labour Law Compliance rules

There are various Labour Law acts stated in labour Law Compliance rules. Some major acts are:

• Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions Services) Act, 1996
• Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, Equal Remuneration Act,1976
• Minimum Wages Act,1948 Mines Act, 1952, Industrial Employment (Standing Order) Act 1946, etc.

How ASC help in Employment and Labour Law Compliance?

• Evaluation of the labour laws applicable to any organization
• Obtaining the requisite registrations, approvals, authorizations, and licenses from the department.
• Assistance in calculating the periodic contributions under the respective laws and remittance of statutory payments.
• Finalization and filing of the returns of various labour law compliance.
• Review of Labour Law compliance done in the past.
• Amendment of application or renewal of registrations under the various labour laws regulations.
• Maintenance of statutory registers, records, notices, and returns.
• Liaison with the labour law Commissionerate and other authorities.
• Monitoring of compliance-related with contractors.
• Assistance during departmental inspections or assessments in the form of liaising and pre-audit services.

For any queries related to the labour law advisor, you can connect with the ASC Group expert team.